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SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of non-U.S. citizens living in Illinois will no longer receive state-funded health care benefits as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration looks for ways to cut the costs of two programs that came close to derailing state budget talks last year. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services projects that as many as 6,000 people will lose coverage by next month .